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About Bag I Village

Bag I is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 101 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,248 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bag I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bag I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 167.24 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 101
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,248
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bag I compares

By the 2011 count Bag I is the 51st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 167.24 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bag I

Bag I is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bag I as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bag I from other places

Bag I lies about 9.2 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 8.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bag I
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 8.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.2 km

Villages closest to Bag I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bag I

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag I village had a population of 227. That makes it the 51st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bag I village has 101 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag I has about 1248 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bag I is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag I covers 167.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bag I falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bag I is Summer Hill, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bag I.

Bag I is about 9.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag I is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 6.4 km away. Summer Hill is about 8.0 km away. Shimla is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (under 2 km), Bag Ii (under 2 km) and Jangal Bag (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bag I today is likely to be higher.

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